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S Carolina ports' box throughput rises 2.5pc in fiscal year-to-date

SOUTH Carolina Ports Authority's (SCPA) 2018 fiscal year container throughput through November rose by 2.5 per cent compared to the same period last year, with the port of Charleston handling 886,414 TEU since July.

The port said it moved 163,592 TEU in November alone, with a balanced mix of import and export cargo.

Measured in pier container volume, or the total number of boxes handled, the port moved 92,329 containers in November. Fiscal year to date, SCPA handled 502,063 pier containers, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.9 per cent.

Inland port Greer handled 7,308 rail moves in November. With 49,482 rail moves handled to date in FY18, the facility's growing volumes are 10.2 per cent higher than last year.

In the non-containerised cargo segment, Charleston handled 60,386 breakbulk pier tonnes in November, including 18,202 finished vehicles.

"November volumes were moderate, as is seasonally typical for our port," commented SCPA president Jim Newsome.

"From a calendar year perspective, our TEU volume is nine per cent ahead of last year. I expect SCPA will complete 2017 with nearly double-digit growth of TEU volumes as well as inland port Greer rail moves, which is a strong accomplishment.

"We're concluding the year with significant progress achieved on the construction of our new headquarters as well as inland port Dillon, and look forward to the dredging of our harbour deepening project to begin in February," added Mr Newsome.